Will Erusea be "balkanized" after the events of AC:7 (Fan-Speculation).

[VaLKyrieR1D3r]

I've been thinking since there were so many independence movements across the country during the latter half of the campaign. With various states in Erusea like Voslage and Shilage wanting independence. Do you think that Erusea will end up splitting apart due to this, like how Belka lost territory at the end of ACZ? Will Princess Rosa be able to prevent that? What are your thoughts?

[Young Erusean Officer]

I hope not but its more likely we will get the beginning of AC3 and Countries stop existing. There's just Megacorps --- Cyberpunk style.

[VaLKyrieR1D3r]

Originally posted by Yellow Eight:

I hope not but its more likely we will get the beginning of AC3 and Countries stop existing. There's just Megacorps --- Cyberpunk style.

If that is the case then this is only the beginning of the slow decay that Usean continent will undergo as it government's fade and corporations rise. Personally, I'd like to see Erusea stay intact, but the events of the story made me wonder.

[Young Erusean Officer]

Yes and the rise of AIs. Think the Hackers that got all the Osean dogs'satellites was actually just an AI. We'll see in the DLC I suppose.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Erusea will probably recede, and turn back into a republic. The ending of Ace Combat 7 didn't leave me with much of the implication that Cossette would ascend the throne as Queen.

[Order]

Its pretty spot on that most of the speculations we see in the Game is that Nations are the Cause of the War and also that you dont need a Nation to fight and live for yourself. That comined with the apocalyptic Kessler Syndrome after Farbanti looks to me we are going right into AC3 Territory where Corps will be the Way to go. Because lets face it, the biggest Corp in Strangereal with lots of Connections to all of the Nations is Gründer Industries and its a Belkan Corp ... so yeah ... i guess you could see it gets "belkanazied" in one way or another.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Replacing Nationalism with Corportism doesn't seem like a step forward in terms of civilization lol.

[Order]

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

Replacing Nationalism with Corportism doesn't seem like a step forward in terms of civilization lol.

It probably never is a step forward, thats why i think it will be intresting to see what comes after AC7 in Terms of Story or better what we learn from the Season Pass Missions.

[Young Erusean Officer]

It will probably bring about an age of peace for a while then someone will come along and f--- things up as usual.

Whoever writes the stories for AC seems like either an anarch or an-cap.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Originally posted by Order:

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

Replacing Nationalism with Corportism doesn't seem like a step forward in terms of civilization lol.

It probably never is a step forward, thats why i think it will be intresting to see what comes after AC7 in Terms of Story or better what we learn from the Season Pass Missions.

I don't know, I like all the national lore, corporations are so boring. And the inspiration of Nationalism is overwhelmingly more potent than profit, as a course for war. It's why Mercenaries are actually a really bad investment, since they're unreliable lol.

In that context, the move toward Corporate rule makes sense as a "Well, let's just get rid of nations so no more war" only to create another war anyway lol.

[Young Erusean Officer]

I like the nations too but every nation except OSEA gets no love. So may as well tell them to shove them.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Originally posted by Young Erusian Officer:

I like the nations too but every nation except OSEA gets no love. So may as well tell them to shove them.

Yeah. The entire continent of Anea has been ignored so far lol.

[Order]

I would say Strangereal really loves their Superweapons! Even more so if they reuse some that were built to destroy Huge Asteroids! Thats probably why there is always a new War, if it isnt the Belkans its always because of the next Big Playtoy they placed somewhere like Stonehenge, Megalith or Arsenal Bird.

[Mattoropael]

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

Originally posted by Young Erusian Officer:

I like the nations too but every nation except OSEA gets no love. So may as well tell them to shove them.

Yeah. The entire continent of Anea has been ignored so far lol.

You mean except an entire numbered title dedicated to a war taking place there?

[BrySkye]

I don't think the game will ever truly revisit the style and era of AC3. It was kind of an anomaly, and it did take place before Project Aces really came to be.
From a marketting stand point, people like real jets and its what is expected in the serious.
It's harder to make such a wide deviation now.
The series would probably go back into ACZ style prequel territory before that happens.

I'll tell you one game scenario that's itching to be played out -
The actual run-up to the Ulysses impact and its immediate after effects in 1999.

[VaLKyrieR1D3r]

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

Originally posted by Young Erusian Officer:

I like the nations too but every nation except OSEA gets no love. So may as well tell them to shove them.

Yeah. The entire continent of Anea has been ignored so far lol.

I'd like to see an Ace Combat focused on Sotoa and the Verusan Continent with Yuktobania. There is also that island in Strangereal that looks identical to New Zealand and that part of Verusa that looks similar to Europe on Yuktobania's Western Border. Yukes get no love. Id like an Ace Combat where we play a Yuke pilot or any country on that continent as we know little about Verusa or Sotoa.